The Family Policy Network has published an FAQ regarding the group’s fly-overs at Gay Days. Q: “Is this a protest?” A: “No. It is merely an attempt to share the same hope and joy we have found in the forgiveness…
Uncategorized
Opportunity Missed By Bennett
Stephen Bennett has posted a transcript of his CNN appearance to his website’s discussion forum. He and Elizabeth Birch of the Human Rights Campaign were interviewed by anchor Anderson Cooper about the Southern Baptist Convention’s initiative to support ex-gay ministry….
Blundering Toward Gay Marriage
Scholars quoted in The New York Times argue that North America is rushing into gay marriage with far too little public discussion of definition, ethics, and tradition.
A Ministry of Name-Calling
The folks at the exgaydiscussionboard frequently exhibit a bad habit. Hobbled by addictions, absolutisms, co-dependencies, and low self-esteem, many of them failed to form healthy relationships during the years (often in their twenties) when they considered themselves gay. Instead of…
Discrimination Good for Gays?
As reported by Wayne Besen, Exodus executive director Alan Chambers has promoted discrimination by “Christians” against gays. A new study by the Human Rights Campaign documents the impact of employment discrimination against gay couples.
FRC: Tax the Unmarried
I’m catching up here. Earlier this week, the Family Research Council blasted Sen. Bob Graham, presidential candidate. Graham wants to offer federal tax breaks, which already are enjoyed by married couples, to gay domestic partners. FRC asserts that marriage is…
Illogical Analogy to Racism
The Analogy War’s latest salvo: Task force calls churches to help gays abandon lifestyle “There is no such thing as a gay Christian,” Wilkins said. At least one task force member disagreed with that assertion. “Neither I nor the Ethics…
Religious Freedom
Southern Baptists resolve “to oppose steadfastly all efforts by any court or state legislature to validate or legalize same-sex marriage or other equivalent unions.” And they also scold: “We remind the international community that religious liberty is not merely the…
Freedom of Association
Clint Bolick of the Institute for Justice writes in The Washington Post that while conservatives defend freedom of association for the Boy Scouts, they oppose freedom of association for gay people. Bolick is fair about the issue, however: He notes…
From Friday’s Calgary (Alberta) Herald: It is “selfish and rude” for the gay community to push for same-sex marriage legislation and “redefine society’s traditions and conventions simply for our self-indulgence,” says a national homosexual group. John McKellar, executive director of…